Inventor
KRUGER GARY A
US24 patents
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GEN MOTORS CORP
17 patentsUS7004007B2Feb 28, 2006
Die cushion apparatus for hot stretch-forming
GEN MOTORS CORP46 citations91
US7047779B2May 23, 2006
Curvilinear punch motion for double-action hot stretch-forming
GEN MOTORS CORP15 citations83
US7210323B2May 1, 2007
Binder apparatus for sheet forming
GEN MOTORS CORP12 citations82
US6085571AJul 11, 2000
Gravity-operated blank loading device
GEN MOTORS CORP17 citations82
US6880377B2Apr 19, 2005
Method for double action gas pressure forming sheet material
GEN MOTORS CORP18 citations81
US4346556AAug 31, 1982
Insulating engine exhaust port liner
GEN MOTORS CORP22 citations81
US7028519B2Apr 18, 2006
High throughput quick-plastic-forming
GEN MOTORS CORP10 citations73
US6843088B1Jan 18, 2005
Raised surface features for hot blow-forming tooling
GEN MOTORS CORP7 citations73
US6886383B2May 3, 2005
Method for stretch forming sheet metal by pressing and the application of gas pressure
GEN MOTORS CORP11 citations71
US7021099B2Apr 4, 2006
Extraction system for hot formed parts
GEN MOTORS CORP10 citations69
US6843089B2Jan 18, 2005
Method of producing surface features in sheet metal using superplastic forming
GEN MOTORS CORP8 citations68
US7080535B2Jul 25, 2006
Spring-loaded part extractors for heated forming tools
GEN MOTORS CORP5 citations62
US6964185B2Nov 15, 2005
Apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum sheet
GEN MOTORS CORP4 citations62
US6923030B2Aug 2, 2005
External activation mechanism for pressurized forming cavity
GEN MOTORS CORP3 citations62
US6776020B2Aug 17, 2004
Method for stretching forming and transporting and aluminum metal sheet
GEN MOTORS CORP3 citations62
US6668612B2Dec 30, 2003
Device for holding a sheet metal blank in a forming press
GEN MOTORS CORP6 citations62
US7204110B2Apr 17, 2007
Hot die cleaning system for quick plastic forming cell
GEN MOTORS CORP4 citations60
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC
7 patentsUS7290423B2Nov 6, 2007
Roller hemming apparatus and method
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC35 citations92
US7363790B2Apr 29, 2008
Method for vaccum assisted preforming of superplastically or quick plastically formed article
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC10 citations84
US7306451B2Dec 11, 2007
Forming tool apparatus with pivoting wall segment
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC11 citations83
US7204119B2Apr 17, 2007
Hollow metallic ring seal for press
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC19 citations82
US7320239B1Jan 22, 2008
Forming tool for multiple-thickness blanks
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC8 citations74
US7823430B2Nov 2, 2010
Open press thermal gap for QPF forming tools
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC5 citations63
US7574884B2Aug 18, 2009
Apparatus and method for sheet material forming
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC6 citations59